Partners in Crime (1961 film)
Partners in Crime is a 1961 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Bernard Lee, Moira Redmond and John Van Eyssen.[2] The screenplay was by Robert Banks Stewart, based on the 1918 Edgar Wallace novel The Man Who Knew.[3] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.
| Partners in Crime | |
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| Directed by | Peter Duffell |
| Written by | Robert Banks Stewart |
| Based on | The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
Production company | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cast
- Bernard Lee as Inspector Mann
- Moira Redmond as Freda Strickland
- John Van Eyssen as Merril
- Stanley Morgan as Sergeant Rutledge
- Gordon Boyd as Rex Holland
- Mark Singleton as Shilton
- Victor Platt as Harold Strickland
- Danny Sewell as Avery
- Robert Sansom as doctor
- Nicholas Smith as pawn shop assistant
- Ernest Clark as Ashton
- Richard Shaw as Bill Cross
- Graham Leaman as ballistics scientist
- Hilary Martyn as Rita
- Clive Marshall as Tony Hart
- Ruth Meyers as Mary Nuttal
- Larry Martyn as Pete Lake
- Deidre Day as secretary
- Peter Howard-Johnson as police sergeant
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Unexciting addition to the Edgar Wallace series, with little or no subtlety or originality. Bernard Lee is adequate as the Inspector, and Graham Leaman makes much of a tiny part as a Yard ballistics expert."[4]
References
- Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- "Partners in Crime". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 486.
- "Partners in Crime". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 66. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
External links
- Partners in Crime at IMDb
- Partners in Crime then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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